# Franklyn (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/franklyn/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Norman |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 709 |
| US rank (2010) | 32,438 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 435,466 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.4% (660 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Middle English Frankeleyn, Frankelein, from Middle English frankeleyn, frankelein, frankelyng (“a landowner, freeman, gentleman”), from Anglo-Norman fraunclein, of obscure formation; probably from Medieval Latin francus (“free”) + Old French -lenc (“-ling”). By surface analysis, frank + -ling.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Franklyn in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 38% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 3.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Franklyn in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom.

## People named Franklyn

- Harold Franklyn, British Army General (1885–1963)
- Sabina Franklyn, British actress

## Similar surnames

Franklin, Franco, Frank, Franks, France, Franz, Frankel, Franke, Franzen, Franck, Franko, Fransen.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.